“Is the area marked in white?” On the phone or online, we’ll ask. Why do we ask, you ask? Traditionally a white flag represents surrender. In the excavating community though, it means proposed (or planned) excavation. Paint, flags, ribbon, and stakes are commonly used to provide a visual explanation of where underground utilities are located. […]

Let’s say you’re a homeowner, and you come back to the house one day after work and find a line of little colored flags or spray paint marching through your yard. What happened while you were away? Utility work is going to be done and someone called 811 to get underground lines located Captain Jack […]

Horse racing’s Triple Crown drought of 37 years came to an end in dramatic fashion this past weekend, as 811 sponsored jockey Victor Espinoza rode American Pharoah to a commanding victory in the Belmont Stakes. Pharoah led from the beginning, and won the race by 5 ½ lengths, becoming the first horse since Affirmed in […]

It’s déjà vu all over again. 811 sponsored jockey Victor Espinoza is ONE WIN away from horse racing’s coveted Triple Crown, riding American Pharoah. If it seems like you’ve seen this scenario before, you have – last year, also sponsored by 811, Espinoza was one […]